Grand Prix dressage may not be commonly associated with an off-the-track thoroughbred, but that goal is very much in sight for Belinda Greenfield and her Fast ‘N’ Famous gelding L'homme du Jour.
Thoroughbreds often become a part of the family for many owners, none more so than Sam Fursdon’s Reet Petite, a retired racehorse thriving in her new career as an eventer.
Held at the upcoming Randlab Matamata Equestrian Group Horse Trial, the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Eventer Stakes is for thoroughbreds who have finished their racing career within the last two years.
Thoroughbreds In Equestrian Sport (TiES) continues to gain momentum as an increasing amount of well-educated and talented horses come off the racetrack into new careers.
New Zealand eventer Monica Spencer has enjoyed competing at the pinnacle of the equestrian world this year, and she has done it all on the back of a New Zealand off the track thoroughbred.
